Ham Photos is a growing archive of photos of Ham (part of Richmond upon Thames in south-west London) where I have lived since 1996. It delights in the unusual, the unexpected and the unnoticed.

13 February 2016

The Huf Haus rises in Ham Street

I have been watching progress at 57 Ham Street for months and finally the works are coming to a close and the new Huf Haus is being installed.

The prefabricated parts have been arriving this week and that part of Ham Street has been closed to traffic to allow the sections to be lifted on to the site by a very tall and very green crane.

The new house is particularly obvious from the back, in the appropriately named Back Lane. The previous building was only a bungalow with a flat roof and so was completely hidden by the high brick wall.

At this stage the most notable feature of the new house is the amount of glass in it. This side of the house faces south-west so the appeal of glass is obvious though it will be interesting to see how they keep the rooms private.